Proverbs 19:22

New Century Version

People want others to be loyal, so it is better to be poor than to be a liar.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:17

I know, my God, that you test people’s hearts. You are happy when people do what is right. I was happy to give all these things, and I gave with an honest heart. Your people gathered here are happy to give to you, and I rejoice to see their giving.

2 Chronicles 6:8

But the Lord said to my father David, ‘It was good that you wanted to build a temple for me.

Job 17:5

People might speak against their friends for money, but if they do, the eyes of their children go blind.

Job 6:15

But my brothers cannot be counted on. They are like streams that do not always flow, streams that sometimes run over.

Psalm 62:9

The least of people are only a breath, and even the greatest are just a lie. On the scales, they weigh nothing; together they are only a breath.

Proverbs 19:1

It is better to be poor and honest than to be foolish and tell lies.

Proverbs 19:21

People can make all kinds of plans, but only the Lord’s plan will happen.

Proverbs 19:23

Those who respect the Lord will live and be satisfied, unbothered by trouble.

2 Corinthians 8:12

If you want to give, your gift will be accepted. It will be judged by what you have, not by what you do not have.

Titus 1:2

That faith and that knowledge come from the hope for life forever, which God promised to us before time began. And God cannot lie.